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Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
6100 Leslie Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3H 3J1
Phone: 800-463-2923
Fax: 416-482-2344
www.cmcc.ca
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About CMCC
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) opened on September 18, 1945. CMCC is regarded as a world leader in chiropractic education and research.
CMCC is a fully accredited, limited enrolment, self-supporting, professional educational institution funded by the chiropractic profession in Canada. It receives no direct government funding and relies on membership, tuition and donations for support.
Our Vision
We have a vision of the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College as a chiropractic institution recognized for its excellence and leadership in health care education, research and service.
Our Mission
It is the mission of the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College to educate chiropractors; to advance the art, science and philosophy of chiropractic; to further the development of the chiropractic profession; and to improve the health of society.
CMCC History
In 1944, members of the Dominion Council of Canadian Chiropractors (now the Canadian Chiropractic Association) met to consider the future and growth of the chiropractic profession in Canada. They recognised the need for a distinctly Canadian institution, to teach and promote the science, art and philosophy of chiropractic. Such a Canadian institution would not only provide training for the future of the profession in the country, it would also become a unifying voice and credible standard of chiropractic education and research acknowledged by the Canadian public.
The Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College was established in 1945 to provide the chiropractic profession with a scholarly institution in Canada for future generations of chiropractors. For almost sixty years, dedicated men and women have endeavoured to meet the challenges of this profession through the only English language chiropractic programme in Canada.
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 Review of CMCCby Erica24 |
Date posted: (09/29/2006) |
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| I am a current student at CMCC and I would not recommend the school to those wishing to practice chiropractic, but would recommend it to those interested in chiropractic research. Unfortunately, this school offers few courses of clinical relevance. Students are forced to take irrelevant courses in subjects such as histology (where we are examined identifying cells through microscopes), and neglect clinically relevant courses such as acupuncture and soft tissue therapies. My experience with CMCC is that it is far too science based. Although it is important to have a strong science background, CMCC's curriculum does not place enough emphasis on clinically relevant courses such as Orthopedic testing and technique. The average amount of lecture time per weeks is approximately 30 hours. Only 1 hour per week is devoted to Orthopedic testing. The result is that CMCC graduates can identify mitochondria in a histological slide, but can not perform good orthopedic examinations. Important courses such as active release therapy and acupuncture are not included in the curriculum. Instead, these are replaced with courses such as immunology and embryology. Students must pay for acupuncture and Active Release Therapy on top of their tuition fees (which are over $21,000 per year). |
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| The administration at this school needs major restructuring. 30+ hours of lecture time is excessive, and does not allow for proper study time considering the vast amount of information students are responsible for. Courses such as Active Release Therapy, and Acupuncture should be included in tuition fees and integrated in the program. Irrelevant courses such as Histology should be eliminated. |
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| I would not recommend this school to those wishing to practice chiropractic. Lots of good research comes from CMCC, so those interested in performing research in chiropractic should still consider CMCC. Those who wish to practice chiropractic should consider a school with more emphasis on orthopedic testing, technique, acupuncture and soft tissue therapy. CMCC is greatly lacking is this area. |
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| CMCC is a great school by Dr. B |
Date posted: (08/11/2006) |
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| I graduated in 2005 and was very happy with the training I received. CMCC provides very intense training which may prove to be too difficult for the faint of heart; my opinion is that if you want to be the best doctor possible you should prepare yourself for a very intense 4 years. Although there are gripes with parts of the curriculum at any school, CMCC does a fantastic job overall of combining the academic with the clinical. As a student I went to a number of conferences and seminars in the USA and always found myself and my classmates to be ahead of many counterparts from other schools in terms of training and adjusting competency.
If you want to become a superbly trained chiropractor and are not afraid of a challenge, CMCC is a great choice. You will receive a combination of rigorous academic training, clinical experience, and opportunity to get involved in a wide variety of extracurricular clubs and organizations (highly recommended). A report out this year (Chiropractic Economics, 2006, Issue 11) shows CMCC to have the second highest faculty to student ratio of chiro colleges in North America. The fact that it has among the lowest overall costs is quite amazing. To top it off, CMCC has the highest pass rate on National board exams of any chiropractic college at 100% in 2005 (compare that to below 60% at some US schools).
As a result of my training at CMCC, I entered the clinical world feeling confident in my skills and ready to start practice. After 6 months of practice I am already doing very well and have formed great affiliations with other health providers who feel confident referring patients to me.
In my experience CMCC grads are highly trained chiropractors who have the tools necessary to become great clinicians and help a wide varity of conditions and people. |
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| The only downfall to our education was a lack of sufficient business training. This has been partially remedied by the introduction of a practice management course in 4th year which should greatly improve things. Having talked to friends in medicine and dentistry (which we must remember are also businesses) this is not a problem unique to chiropractic school. Believe it or not, even with the little training we get in running a business it's more than they get in their curricula! |
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| If you haven't guessed by now, my experience at CMCC surpassed my expectations. Although I have colleagues who gripe and complain about how things are run, my theory is that whenever you have people paying a large chunk of change out of pocket some will never be happy unless they get exactly what they want. This, of course, is never possible when trying to run an intense program. Step back and look at how well trained most of my classmates are, however, and you can not help but be impressed.
If you are someone that is ready to take on the challenge of being the best trained chiro possible and not afraid of hard work, my opinion is that CMCC is the best choice available. For our American and European friends, make the trip up to Canada for 4 years ... it's not all snow! The international students we had at CMCC did very well and added a great flavour to the class. |
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| LOOKS BETTER ON THE OUTSIDE by dman |
Date posted: (04/08/2006) |
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| Need to reorganize entire faculty.
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| The grass is always greener on the other side. by ADH |
Date posted: (01/23/2007) |
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| Being the spouse of a current student and friend to others, this commentary is strictly based on conversations with CMCC students.
It seems the relatively recent administration is changing course of the college, for the worse. Policy changes have been implemented where long serving, well liked and respected faculty and staff will soon be unable to keep their positions at the school. A lot of these desicions seem to be made without thoughtful and meaningful consultation with faculty, staff or students.
Other indications seem to be a lack of organization on the academic level. While flipping through the glossy official calendar and well planned website, it appears that the CMCC has a well structured program where the objectives and expectations of each course are well documented and executed. It appears the opposite is true. A recent philosophy change of the delivery method of the course material was initiated based on a template of a different year. Again, this change was made without open consultation of the people affected. What makes this issue even more disturbing, no provision was accounted for to handle the growing pains that would be incurred.
I have no doubt that this administration has a clear, well defined vision of what the CMCC should be. Unfortunately it seems to be a unilateral vision that does not respect the history, honour or reputation of the college, nor does it encourage or even permit feedback from those who would be affected the greatest… the faculty and students.
It’s pretty much certain CMCC will survive any course change and correction. Unfortunately for the students I know (and the one to whom I am married) will have less than fond memories of their chiro college experience, especially the apparent politics entrenched in the CMCC hierarchy.
But what do I know.
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